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Exchange Of A Stent Inside The Ureter

Vermont rates for HCPCS 50385

Removes a stent sitting inside the ureter, the tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder, and puts a fresh one in its place. The old stent is caught with a small snare and drawn out, and the new one is positioned under imaging guidance. Stents are exchanged on a schedule because they crust and block over time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Exchange Of A Stent Inside The Ureter cost?

$933

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $1,660.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,239Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,995
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $891

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 42nd of 51

$933

AK $1,995NE $417

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.